Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty
Henry M. Robert

№42, (1998)

24.11.1998 - 00:00

A Land in Blood

I cannot say that there has been any prejudice toward me as a scholar, researcher, or instructor. The intellectual atmosphere among social scientists and political scientists has in...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Budget as Business or Another Financial Redistribution

Do you know how one feels when, trying to study a certain issue, there is suddenly a deluge of information? Obviously, one feels totally at sea. So probably did all who tried to get the gist of...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

This week in history 

November 24, 1861: a new government body, the Council of Ministers, is instituted in Russia. November 25, 1905: Imperial Russia's first Ukrainian language newspaper Khliborob (Tiller) begins...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Apologia for America 

By Yuri ANDRUKHOVYCH, The Day "I have a slightly strange toast: let's drink to America," was proposed out of the blue one evening. "No, I do not mean anything superficial nor do I create an...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Zenith Readies for Another Launch

The Ukrainian-built Zenith launch vehicle with its payload of twelve American Global Star satellites failed in September due to mistakes in calculation made by the Moscow Scientific Production...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Injury Cannot Stop the Strong

Ihor Razorenov (see photo) and Denys Gotfried placed first and third respectively in overall competition (105 kg. weight category). The Day asked the head coach of the State Sports Committee...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Do Communists Have a Choice in Coming Elections?

Just as predicted, the November 14 Communist Party of Ukraine plenum was held in a place known only to the Left. Naturally, the key problem - the work of local party branches with the...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

The Country Should Know Its Inflation Heroes

After familiarizing himself with the 1999 draft budget, former Polish Minister of Finance, Prof. Jerzy Osiatinski passed a harsh sentence on it. "There is no point in saying that the Ministry...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Youth Does Not Want To Live in a Country of Half-Truths 

Capital youth had an unusual celebration of the International Students' Day. Last Tuesday dozens of young people carried out an action protesting violations of the freedom of expression...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Standing Guard Over The Word 

November 17 was the 90th anniversary of Hryhory Kochur, outstanding Ukrainian translator The late 1920s, saw the beginning of an unprecedented humiliation and ruination of Ukrainian literature,...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Ukraine Loses a Friend

Our digest seldom contains much on things in other countries, for our English-language readers have other sources of information. Sometimes, however, something happens that we just cannot ignore....
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Klychko Kayos American in 67 seconds 

Overseas mass media had praised the American boxer to the skies, claiming he would stop Volodymyr Klychko. However, already in the first round of the regular rating fight the Kyiv boxer left his...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Communications Bring the World Closer

From November 15 to 21, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, USA, hosted the final round of the 1998 Junior Summit Forum.  For several months, teenagers...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Still No Rotation...

Last week, the tendency toward changes in the government came once again to the fore, but the promised rotation had not been accomplished. Parliament is surprised. The Cabinet is disturbed. The...
24.11.1998 - 00:00

Political Economy

All Complexes of Power in President's Message The President's somewhat labored message to the Verkhovna Rada, which only last Wednesday threatened a failure, did not turn out to be anything to...

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